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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Are we sure? TSR's Marvel Super Heroes (aka "FASERIP") used a meta-currency called "Karma", and it was published in 1984... -
DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
The vast majority of people don't play tabletop RPGs. So yes. In my experience close to half of players are interested in GMing and how...
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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I mean, since we're in "dueling anecdotes" territory, that's not how my games work at all. I have one friends-and-family table I'm the... -
DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Or even a Master of Ceremonies?
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Love.
And if "I only GM because no one else wants to" that reflects either selfishness or failure. Selfishness because you are either through...
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Love.
This argument is silly. You can't run a game without players either, and the fact that there is usually more than one player isn't the...
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Absolutely. For me, it's up there with "trade offs" as a completely unhelpful framework for making sense of a voluntary leisure activity...
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Love.
Design and prep by the GM? I think that might be true of some games, but certainly not all. Any argument that says prep is more...
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
A lot of them are not. And when more than about three are not anyone like me needs to read the lot of them to know which aren't. "Don't...
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Modern is not necessarily better. Modern is not necessarily better. Modern is not necessarily better. So we are reminded ad nauseum...
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Don't you ever complain about anyone misconstrued you again.
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to mamba's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
that is what the if at the beginning of the sentence is for. You can obviously lose detail in your pursuit of simplicity and speed. At...
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to mamba's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
if the result is basically the same, then simpler and faster are better, you will find this very widely accepted Why would anyone want...
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to GobHag's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I'd personally prefer if the thing that @Lanefan values to be important to the 'group narrative' is lessened and played down however.
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
You can reskin the entire game, sure. The result will not bear any resemblance to what happens in Pride and Prejudice, however...